EP3059390B1 - Vane assembly for a gas turbine engine, airfoil and method of making - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates generally to vanes used in gas turbine engines, and more specifically to vanes used in gas turbine engines that contain composite materials.
- Gas turbine engines are used to power aircraft, watercraft, power generators, and the like.
- Gas turbine engines typically include a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine.
- the compressor compresses air drawn into the engine and delivers high pressure air to the combustor.
- fuel is mixed with the high pressure air and is ignited.
- Products of the combustion reaction in the combustor are directed into the turbine where work is extracted to drive the compressor and, sometimes, an output shaft. Left-over products of the combustion are exhausted out of the turbine and may provide thrust in some applications.
- Products of the combustion reaction directed into the turbine flow over airfoils included in stationary vanes and rotating blades of the turbine.
- the interaction of combustion products with the airfoils heats the airfoils to temperatures that require the airfoils to be made from high-temperature resistant materials and/or to be actively cooled by supplying relatively cool air to the vanes and blades.
- some airfoils for vanes and blades are incorporating composite materials adapted to withstand very high temperatures. Design and manufacture of vanes and blades from composite materials presents challenges because of the geometry and strength required for the parts.
- US 2008/025846 A1 discloses a CMC airfoil formed with CMC stitches interconnected between opposed walls of the airfoil to restrain outward flexing of the walls resulting from pressurized cooling air within the airfoil.
- the airfoil comprises a core having an inner wrap and a ribbon that extends back and forth within an interior space formed by the inner wrap to form a plurality of axially discontinuous spaced ribs that interconnect a pressure side with a suction side of the airfoil.
- EP 1 085 170 A2 discloses a turbine airfoil including at least one spar arrangement having a length less than an associated turbine airfoil length.
- the turbine airfoil has an outer skin surface which operates at a substantially higher temperature than that of an internal supporting parted spar arrangement.
- the parted spar arrangement permits the turbine airfoil outer skin surface to thermally expand between spar arrangements, thus preventing self-constraining thermal stresses from forming within the spar arrangement or the airfoil skin surfaces.
- GB 2 262 315 A discloses a turbomachine blade comprising a central core covered by a plurality of layers of composite material, and an outer sleeve of woven composite material.
- a network of transverse seams pass through the layers of composite material, and preferably also the core and the outer sleeve.
- Such a construction is particularly applicable to large diameter turbine blades.
- a ceramic-matrix composite airfoil according to claim 1 a vane assembly according to claim 8 and a method of making a ceramic-matrix compsite airfoil according to claim 9 are provided.
- the present disclosure may comprise one or more of the following features and combinations thereof.
- a vane assembly for a gas turbine engine may include an inner and outer platforms spaced apart from one another to define a gas path therebetween and a ceramic-matrix composite airfoil that extends from the inner platform to the outer platform across the gas path.
- the ceramic-matrix composite airfoil may be formed to include a pressure side, a suction side, and a plurality of axially-aligned ribs spaced radially apart from one another between the inner platform and the outer platform that interconnect the pressure side with the suction side.
- the ceramic-matrix composite airfoil may include a core and an overwrap.
- the a core may have an inner wrap and a ribbon that extends back and forth within an interior space formed by the inner wrap to form the plurality of ribs.
- the overwrap may wrap around the core to form the pressure side and the suction side of the airfoil.
- the inner wrap may be formed to include a plurality of slits and the ribbon extends through the slits.
- the inner wrap may include a tube of ceramic-containing reinforcement.
- the ribbon may include ceramic-containing reinforcement and may be bonded to the inner wrap by a ceramic matrix.
- the tube of ceramic-containing reinforcement may be woven or braided so that the tube of ceramic-containing reinforcement does not have a seam that extends radially between the inner platform and the outer platform.
- an axial width of the ribbon may be greater than a radial height of the ribbon.
- a first portion of the ribbon may extend circumferentially across the interior of the inner wrap at a generally constant distance from the inner platform.
- a second portion of the ribbon may extend circumferentially across the interior of the inner wrap at a variable distance from the inner platform.
- a third portion of the ribbon may extend radially along an outer surface of the inner wrap and may interconnect the first portion and the second portion of the ribbon.
- the overwrap may include one or more plies of ceramic-containing reinforcement that are bonded to the inner wrap by a ceramic matrix.
- a ceramic-matrix composite airfoil for use in a gas turbine engine may include a core and an overwrap.
- the overwrap may wrap around the core to form the pressure side and the suction side of the airfoil
- the core may have an inner wrap and a ribbon that extends back and forth within an interior space formed by the inner wrap to form a plurality of radially discontinuous ribs that interconnect a pressure side with a suction side of the airfoil.
- the inner wrap may include a tube of ceramic-containing reinforcement.
- the ribbon may include ceramic-containing reinforcement.
- the tube of ceramic-containing reinforcement included in the inner wrap may be bonded to the ceramic-containing reinforcement of the ribbon by a ceramic matrix.
- an axial width of the ribbon may be greater than a radial height of the ribbon.
- a first portion of the ribbon may extend circumferentially across the interior of the inner wrap at a variable distance from the inner platform.
- a second portion of the ribbon may extend circumferentially across the interior of the inner wrap at a generally constant distance from the inner platform.
- a third portion of the ribbon may extend radially along an outer surface of the inner wrap and may interconnect the first portion and the second portion of the ribbon.
- the inner wrap may be formed to include a plurality of slits and the ribbon extends through the slits.
- a method of making a ceramic-matrix composite airfoil for use in a gas turbine engine may include wrapping an overwrap around a core to define a pressure side and a suction side of the airfoil that are interconnected by a plurality of ribs and co-processing the core and the overwrap to bond the core and the overwrap with ceramic matrix material
- the method may include guiding a ribbon back and forth between generally opposing sides of a tube defined by an inner wrap to form the core having the plurality of ribs spaced radially apart from one another.
- guiding the ribbon back and forth may include lacing the ribbon through slits formed in inner wrap so that a first portion of the ribbon is arranged inside an interior of the tube defined by the inner wrap and a second portion of the ribbon is arranged outside the interior of the tube defined by the inner wrap.
- FIG. 1 An illustrative turbine vane assembly 10 for use in a gas turbine engine is shown in Fig. 1 .
- the turbine vane 10, sometimes simply called a turbine vane or vane 10 includes an inner platform 12, an outer platform 14, and an airfoil 16.
- the inner platform 12 and outer platform 14 are spaced apart in a radial direction R from one another and cooperate to define a flow path 18 for hot high pressure gasses moving through the turbine section of a gas turbine engine.
- the airfoil 16 extends in the radial direction R from the inner platform 12 to the outer platform 14 across the flow path 18 to interact with hot gasses moving through the flow path 18.
- the airfoil 16 illustratively comprises ceramic-matrix composite materials adapted to withstand high temperatures and is shaped to redirect hot gasses before those gasses act on rotating blades arranged aft of the airfoil 16 as suggested in Fig. 1 .
- the airfoil 16 is formed to include a pressure side 21, a suction side 22, and a plurality of ribs 25 that extend through an interior space 24 of the airfoil 16 as shown in Fig. 2 .
- the ribs 25 are illustratively spaced radially apart from one another between the inner platform 12 and the outer platform 14 while remaining axially aligned as suggested in Figs. 2 and 3 .
- the illustrative airfoil includes a core 30 and an overwrap 34 as shown in Fig. 4 .
- the core 30 includes an inner wrap 31 and a ribbon 32 that extends back and forth within the interior space 24 formed by the inner wrap 31 to form the plurality of radially-discontinuous ribs 25.
- the overwrap 34 wraps around the core 30 to hold the core 30 together and to form the pressure side 21 and the suction side 22 of the airfoil 16.
- the inner wrap 31 of the core 30 illustratively comprises one or more tubes 41 of ceramic-containing reinforcement material suspended in a ceramic matrix 45 as suggested in Figs. 2 and 3 .
- the tubes 41 of ceramic-containing reinforcement are illustratively woven or braided so that the tubes 41 do not have a seam that extends radially between the inner platform 12 and the outer platform 14.
- the inner wrap 31 may comprise one or more plies of ceramic-containing reinforcement material suspended in a ceramic matrix and wrapped to form a tube with a seam.
- the ribbon 32 may be formed from various elongated reinforcements such that the ribbon 32 may be wide and thin, rope-like, or have any suitable cross-sectional shape.
- the ribbon 32 of the illustrative embodiment includes one or more plies 42 of ceramic-containing reinforcement suspended in ceramic matrix 45 so that the ribbon 32 is bonded to the inner wrap 31 by the ceramic matrix45 as suggested in Fig. 2 .
- the ribbon 32 may include a ceramic-containing braided rope reinforcement, a ceramic-containing twisted yarn reinforcement, or some other arrangement of ceramic-containing reinforcement tows suspended in ceramic matrix.
- the ribbon 32 extends back and forth across the interior region 24 formed by the inner wrap 41 between the pressure side 21 and the suction side 22 of the airfoil 16 to form the ribs 25 of the vane 10 as suggested in Fig. 4 .
- the ribbon 32 illustratively passes through the slits 72 formed in the tubes 41 of the inner wrap 31 and may be secured to the inner wrap 31 by the ceramic matrix 45, optional stitches of ceramic-containing fiber, or the like.
- an axial width 32W of the ribbon is greater than a radial height 32H of the ribbon 32 as shown in Fig. 4 .
- the ribbon 32 has a flat portions 81, angled portions 82, and connection portions 83 as shown in Fig. 4 .
- the flat portions 81 of the ribbon 32 extend circumferentially across the interior 24 of the inner wrap 31 at a generally constant distance from the inner platform 12.
- the angled portions 82 of the ribbon 32 extend circumferentially across the interior 24 of the inner wrap 31 at a variable distance from the inner platform 12 forming an angle with the inner platform 12.
- the connection portions 83 extend radially along the tubes 41 of the inner wrap 31 and are directly coupled to the inner wrap 31 by ceramic matrix 45 and/or by other means (e.g. stitches etc.).
- connection portions 83 of the ribbon 32 in the illustrative embodiment extend radially along an outer surface 310 of the inner wrap 32 and interconnect the flat portions 81 with the angled portions 82 of the ribbon 32.
- the connection portions 83 of the ribbon 32 may extend radially along an inner surface 31I of the inner wrap 31.
- the present disclosure contemplates a non-continuous rib (e.g. ribs 25) formed by stitching a continuous ribbon 32 made of reinforcing ceramic-containing fabric between the pressure and suctions sides of an airfoil 16. While the ribbon 32 itself would be continuous, the architecture would be capable of differential thermal expansion between the pressure and suction sides 21, 22 of the airfoil 16. In the illustrative embodiment shown, the ribbon 32 zigzags from pressure side 21 to suction side 22 penetrating the fabric of the inner wrap 31 included in the core 30 after each switchback.
- the overwrap 34 illustratively includes one or more plies 44 of ceramic-containing reinforcement that wraps around the core 30 as shown in Figs. 2-4 .
- the plies (sometimes called sheets) 44 of ceramic-containing reinforcement is shown wrapped from the trailing edge 52 of the airfoil 16 around the leading edge 51 of the airfoil 16 so that a seam 46 of the overwrap 34 is located at the trailing edge 52.
- the seam 46 of the overwrap 34 may be located elsewhere or the overwrap 34 may include a woven or braided tube of ceramic-containing material without a radially-extending seam.
- the plies 44 are suspended in the ceramic-matrix 45 when assembled into the airfoil 16.
- a filler 48 may be arranged between the seam 46 of the plies 44 included in the overwrap 34 at the trailing edge 52 of the airfoil 16 and the core 30 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 .
- the filler 48 sometimes called a noodle, may comprise chopped fiber or other types of ceramic-containing reinforcement 61 suspended in the ceramic matrix 45.
- the inner platform 12 and the outer platform 14 comprise ceramic materials adapted to withstand high temperatures.
- Each of the inner and the outer platforms 12, 14 may be formed to include a corresponding aperture 13, 15 adapted to allow entry and exit of cooling air into and out of the interior 24 of the core 30.
- Each of the inner and the outer platforms 12, 14 are illustratively coupled to the airfoil 16 by a joint 62, 64 which may be ceramic matrix, bi-casting, braze, pins, fasteners or otherwise connected by coupling means.
- one or both of the inner platform 12 and the outer platform 14 may be made from a metallic material, such as, for example, a nickel-based or cobalt-based super alloy (e.g. Inconel, Waspaloy, etc.).
- the airfoil 16 may be received in an aperture formed in the metallic inner and/or the metallic outer platforms. This arrangement may be designed allow the airfoil 16 to expand and contract at a rate different from that of the metallic inner and/or the metallic outer platforms.
- the exemplary turbine vane assembly 10 is shown as a singlet, having one airfoil that extends between the inner platform 12 and the outer platform 14 as shown in Fig. 1 .
- a turbine vane assembly in accordance with the present disclosure may be a doublet or multi-airfoil segment, having two or more airfoils that extend between the inner platform and the outer platform.
- a turbine vane assembly in accordance with the present disclosure may be a full ring, having an inner and/or outer platform that forms a full hoop with multiple airfoils arranged radially between the inner and outer platforms and spaced circumferentially around the full hoop(s).
- the vane assembly 10 disclosed herein may be used in the compressor section of a gas turbine engine upon a design need for high temperature capability in the compressor.
- the airfoil 16 disclosed herein may be also be incorporated into a blade for a gas turbine engine.
- the outer platform 14 may be replaced by a blade tip and/or a blade shroud coupled to the airfoil 16.
- a root and/or other attachment feature may be coupled to the airfoil 16 and/or the inner platform 12 to allow coupling of the airfoil 16 to a turbine disk for rotation therewith.
- the airfoil 16 may be integrally formed with a disk or ring to form part of a blisk (bladed disk) or bling (bladed ring).
- One specific method of making the vane assembly 10 may include forming the core 30 and wrapping the overwrap 34 around the core 30 as suggested in Figs. 1-4 .
- the method may further include co-processing the core 30 and the overwrap 34 to bond the core and the overwrap with ceramic matrix material 45.
- Forming the core 30 may be performed by guiding the ribbon 32 back and forth into position between generally opposing sides of a tube defined by the inner wrap 31 to form the ribs 25 spaced radially apart from one another as suggested in Fig. 4 .
- the step of guiding may include lacing the ribbon 32 through slits 72 formed in inner wrap 42 so that a first portion of the ribbon is arranged inside an interior of the tube defined by the inner wrap and a second portion of the ribbon is arranged outside the interior of the tube defined by the inner wrap.
- the step of guiding may also include temporarily or permanently stitching, cementing, gluing or otherwise coupling the ribbon to the tube defined by the inner wrap 31 at locations where the two are in contact.
- Wrapping the overwrap 34 around the core 30 may include placing one end of plies 44 along the trailing edge 52 of the airfoil 16 and guiding the plies 44 around the leading edge 51 of the airfoil 16 back to the trailing edge 52 of the airfoil 16 as suggested in Figs. 2 and 3 .
- the overwrap 34 thus defines the pressure side 21 and the suction side 22 of the airfoil 16.
- the pressure side 21 and the suction side 22 of the airfoil 16 are interconnected by the plurality of ribs 25.
- the method may also include placing reinforcement fibers 61 (chopped or otherwise) into a space created between the trailing edge 52 of the airfoil 16 defined by the overwrap 34 and the core 30. These reinforcement fibers 61 may become filler 48 upon co-processing with the core 30 and the overwrap 34.
- a preform of the airfoil 16 may formed by chemical vapor infiltration. In other examples, the preform of the airfoil 16 may be formed by a combination of chemical vapor infiltration, melt infiltration, polymer-infiltration-pyrolysis. In other examples, the preform of the airfoil 16 may be formed by a combination of chemical vapor infiltration and polymer-infiltration-pyrolysis.
- Ceramic-matrix composite materials provide high temperature capability, low density, and low creep at high temperatures when compared to contemporary alloys. These features make manufacturing turbine components out of CMCs an attractive concept, however, this must be done with care to accommodate the lower strength of CMCs versus metallic solutions.
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Description
- The present disclosure relates generally to vanes used in gas turbine engines, and more specifically to vanes used in gas turbine engines that contain composite materials.
- Gas turbine engines are used to power aircraft, watercraft, power generators, and the like. Gas turbine engines typically include a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The compressor compresses air drawn into the engine and delivers high pressure air to the combustor. In the combustor, fuel is mixed with the high pressure air and is ignited. Products of the combustion reaction in the combustor are directed into the turbine where work is extracted to drive the compressor and, sometimes, an output shaft. Left-over products of the combustion are exhausted out of the turbine and may provide thrust in some applications.
- Products of the combustion reaction directed into the turbine flow over airfoils included in stationary vanes and rotating blades of the turbine. The interaction of combustion products with the airfoils heats the airfoils to temperatures that require the airfoils to be made from high-temperature resistant materials and/or to be actively cooled by supplying relatively cool air to the vanes and blades. To this end, some airfoils for vanes and blades are incorporating composite materials adapted to withstand very high temperatures. Design and manufacture of vanes and blades from composite materials presents challenges because of the geometry and strength required for the parts.
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US 2008/025846 A1 discloses a CMC airfoil formed with CMC stitches interconnected between opposed walls of the airfoil to restrain outward flexing of the walls resulting from pressurized cooling air within the airfoil. The airfoil comprises a core having an inner wrap and a ribbon that extends back and forth within an interior space formed by the inner wrap to form a plurality of axially discontinuous spaced ribs that interconnect a pressure side with a suction side of the airfoil. -
EP 1 085 170 A2 discloses a turbine airfoil including at least one spar arrangement having a length less than an associated turbine airfoil length. During operation, the turbine airfoil has an outer skin surface which operates at a substantially higher temperature than that of an internal supporting parted spar arrangement. The parted spar arrangement permits the turbine airfoil outer skin surface to thermally expand between spar arrangements, thus preventing self-constraining thermal stresses from forming within the spar arrangement or the airfoil skin surfaces. -
GB 2 262 315 A - According to the invention a ceramic-matrix composite airfoil according to claim 1, a vane assembly according to claim 8 and a method of making a ceramic-matrix compsite airfoil according to claim 9 are provided. The present disclosure may comprise one or more of the following features and combinations thereof.
- According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a vane assembly for a gas turbine engine may include an inner and outer platforms spaced apart from one another to define a gas path therebetween and a ceramic-matrix composite airfoil that extends from the inner platform to the outer platform across the gas path. The ceramic-matrix composite airfoil may be formed to include a pressure side, a suction side, and a plurality of axially-aligned ribs spaced radially apart from one another between the inner platform and the outer platform that interconnect the pressure side with the suction side.
- In illustrative embodiments, the ceramic-matrix composite airfoil may include a core and an overwrap. The a core may have an inner wrap and a ribbon that extends back and forth within an interior space formed by the inner wrap to form the plurality of ribs. The overwrap may wrap around the core to form the pressure side and the suction side of the airfoil.
- In illustrative embodiments, the inner wrap may be formed to include a plurality of slits and the ribbon extends through the slits.
- In illustrative embodiments, the inner wrap may include a tube of ceramic-containing reinforcement.
- In illustrative embodiments, the ribbon may include ceramic-containing reinforcement and may be bonded to the inner wrap by a ceramic matrix. In some such embodiments, the tube of ceramic-containing reinforcement may be woven or braided so that the tube of ceramic-containing reinforcement does not have a seam that extends radially between the inner platform and the outer platform.
- In illustrative embodiments, an axial width of the ribbon may be greater than a radial height of the ribbon.
- In illustrative embodiments, a first portion of the ribbon may extend circumferentially across the interior of the inner wrap at a generally constant distance from the inner platform. In some such embodiments, a second portion of the ribbon may extend circumferentially across the interior of the inner wrap at a variable distance from the inner platform. In some such embodiments, a third portion of the ribbon may extend radially along an outer surface of the inner wrap and may interconnect the first portion and the second portion of the ribbon.
- In illustrative embodiments, the overwrap may include one or more plies of ceramic-containing reinforcement that are bonded to the inner wrap by a ceramic matrix.
- According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a ceramic-matrix composite airfoil for use in a gas turbine engine may include a core and an overwrap. The overwrap may wrap around the core to form the pressure side and the suction side of the airfoil
- In illustrative embodiments, the core may have an inner wrap and a ribbon that extends back and forth within an interior space formed by the inner wrap to form a plurality of radially discontinuous ribs that interconnect a pressure side with a suction side of the airfoil.
- In illustrative embodiments, the inner wrap may include a tube of ceramic-containing reinforcement. The ribbon may include ceramic-containing reinforcement. The tube of ceramic-containing reinforcement included in the inner wrap may be bonded to the ceramic-containing reinforcement of the ribbon by a ceramic matrix.
- In illustrative embodiments, an axial width of the ribbon may be greater than a radial height of the ribbon.
- In illustrative embodiments, a first portion of the ribbon may extend circumferentially across the interior of the inner wrap at a variable distance from the inner platform. In some such embodiments, a second portion of the ribbon may extend circumferentially across the interior of the inner wrap at a generally constant distance from the inner platform. In some such embodiments, a third portion of the ribbon may extend radially along an outer surface of the inner wrap and may interconnect the first portion and the second portion of the ribbon.
- In illustrative embodiments, the inner wrap may be formed to include a plurality of slits and the ribbon extends through the slits.
- According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method of making a ceramic-matrix composite airfoil for use in a gas turbine engine is taught. The method may include wrapping an overwrap around a core to define a pressure side and a suction side of the airfoil that are interconnected by a plurality of ribs and co-processing the core and the overwrap to bond the core and the overwrap with ceramic matrix material
- In illustrative embodimetns, the method may include guiding a ribbon back and forth between generally opposing sides of a tube defined by an inner wrap to form the core having the plurality of ribs spaced radially apart from one another.
- In illustrative embodiments, guiding the ribbon back and forth may include lacing the ribbon through slits formed in inner wrap so that a first portion of the ribbon is arranged inside an interior of the tube defined by the inner wrap and a second portion of the ribbon is arranged outside the interior of the tube defined by the inner wrap.
- These and other features of the present disclosure will become more apparent from the following description of the illustrative embodiments.
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Fig. 1 is perspective view of a vane assembly adapted for use in a gas turbine engine showing that the vane assembly includes an inner platform, an outer platform, and an airfoil that extends from the inner platform to the outer platform; -
Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the airfoil shown inFig. 1 taken at line 2-2 showing that the airfoil includes an outer wrap that forms a pressure side and a suction side of the airfoil and a core having a rib extending from the pressure side to the suction side; -
Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of the airfoil shown inFig. 1 taken at line 3-3 showing that the core does not form the rib throughout the airfoil such that ribs formed by the core are radially discontinuous; and -
Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective assembly view of the vane assembly ofFigs. 1-3 showing that the core includes an inner wrap and a ribbon that extends back and forth through an interior region defined by the inner wrap to form the radially discontinuous ribs. - For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the disclosure, reference will now be made to a number of illustrative embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same.
- An illustrative
turbine vane assembly 10 for use in a gas turbine engine is shown inFig. 1 . Theturbine vane 10, sometimes simply called a turbine vane orvane 10, includes aninner platform 12, anouter platform 14, and anairfoil 16. Theinner platform 12 andouter platform 14 are spaced apart in a radial direction R from one another and cooperate to define aflow path 18 for hot high pressure gasses moving through the turbine section of a gas turbine engine. Theairfoil 16 extends in the radial direction R from theinner platform 12 to theouter platform 14 across theflow path 18 to interact with hot gasses moving through theflow path 18. - The
airfoil 16 illustratively comprises ceramic-matrix composite materials adapted to withstand high temperatures and is shaped to redirect hot gasses before those gasses act on rotating blades arranged aft of theairfoil 16 as suggested inFig. 1 . Theairfoil 16 is formed to include apressure side 21, asuction side 22, and a plurality ofribs 25 that extend through aninterior space 24 of theairfoil 16 as shown inFig. 2 . Theribs 25 are illustratively spaced radially apart from one another between theinner platform 12 and theouter platform 14 while remaining axially aligned as suggested inFigs. 2 and 3 . - The illustrative airfoil includes a
core 30 and anoverwrap 34 as shown inFig. 4 . Thecore 30 includes aninner wrap 31 and aribbon 32 that extends back and forth within theinterior space 24 formed by theinner wrap 31 to form the plurality of radially-discontinuous ribs 25. Theoverwrap 34 wraps around thecore 30 to hold the core 30 together and to form thepressure side 21 and thesuction side 22 of theairfoil 16. - The
inner wrap 31 of the core 30 illustratively comprises one ormore tubes 41 of ceramic-containing reinforcement material suspended in aceramic matrix 45 as suggested inFigs. 2 and 3 . Thetubes 41 of ceramic-containing reinforcement are illustratively woven or braided so that thetubes 41 do not have a seam that extends radially between theinner platform 12 and theouter platform 14. In other embodiments, theinner wrap 31 may comprise one or more plies of ceramic-containing reinforcement material suspended in a ceramic matrix and wrapped to form a tube with a seam. - The
ribbon 32, for purposes of this application, may be formed from various elongated reinforcements such that theribbon 32 may be wide and thin, rope-like, or have any suitable cross-sectional shape. Theribbon 32 of the illustrative embodiment includes one ormore plies 42 of ceramic-containing reinforcement suspended inceramic matrix 45 so that theribbon 32 is bonded to theinner wrap 31 by the ceramic matrix45 as suggested inFig. 2 . In other embodiments, theribbon 32 may include a ceramic-containing braided rope reinforcement, a ceramic-containing twisted yarn reinforcement, or some other arrangement of ceramic-containing reinforcement tows suspended in ceramic matrix. - The
ribbon 32 extends back and forth across theinterior region 24 formed by theinner wrap 41 between thepressure side 21 and thesuction side 22 of theairfoil 16 to form theribs 25 of thevane 10 as suggested inFig. 4 . Theribbon 32 illustratively passes through theslits 72 formed in thetubes 41 of theinner wrap 31 and may be secured to theinner wrap 31 by theceramic matrix 45, optional stitches of ceramic-containing fiber, or the like. In the illustrative embodiment, an axial width 32W of the ribbon is greater than a radial height 32H of theribbon 32 as shown inFig. 4 . - The
ribbon 32 has aflat portions 81, angledportions 82, andconnection portions 83 as shown inFig. 4 . Theflat portions 81 of theribbon 32 extend circumferentially across the interior 24 of theinner wrap 31 at a generally constant distance from theinner platform 12. Theangled portions 82 of theribbon 32 extend circumferentially across the interior 24 of theinner wrap 31 at a variable distance from theinner platform 12 forming an angle with theinner platform 12. Theconnection portions 83 extend radially along thetubes 41 of theinner wrap 31 and are directly coupled to theinner wrap 31 byceramic matrix 45 and/or by other means (e.g. stitches etc.). Theconnection portions 83 of theribbon 32 in the illustrative embodiment extend radially along anouter surface 310 of theinner wrap 32 and interconnect theflat portions 81 with theangled portions 82 of theribbon 32. In some embodiments, theconnection portions 83 of theribbon 32 may extend radially along aninner surface 31I of the inner
wrap 31. - The present disclosure contemplates a non-continuous rib (e.g. ribs 25) formed by stitching a
continuous ribbon 32 made of reinforcing ceramic-containing fabric between the pressure and suctions sides of anairfoil 16. While theribbon 32 itself would be continuous, the architecture would be capable of differential thermal expansion between the pressure andsuction sides airfoil 16. In the illustrative embodiment shown, theribbon 32 zigzags frompressure side 21 tosuction side 22 penetrating the fabric of theinner wrap 31 included in the core 30 after each switchback. - The
overwrap 34 illustratively includes one ormore plies 44 of ceramic-containing reinforcement that wraps around thecore 30 as shown inFigs. 2-4 . The plies (sometimes called sheets) 44 of ceramic-containing reinforcement is shown wrapped from the trailingedge 52 of theairfoil 16 around the leadingedge 51 of theairfoil 16 so that aseam 46 of theoverwrap 34 is located at the trailingedge 52. In some embodiments, theseam 46 of theoverwrap 34 may be located elsewhere or theoverwrap 34 may include a woven or braided tube of ceramic-containing material without a radially-extending seam. Theplies 44 are suspended in the ceramic-matrix 45 when assembled into theairfoil 16. - A
filler 48 may be arranged between theseam 46 of theplies 44 included in theoverwrap 34 at the trailingedge 52 of theairfoil 16 and the core 30 as shown inFigs. 2 and 3 . Thefiller 48, sometimes called a noodle, may comprise chopped fiber or other types of ceramic-containingreinforcement 61 suspended in theceramic matrix 45. - In the illustrative embodiment, the
inner platform 12 and theouter platform 14 comprise ceramic materials adapted to withstand high temperatures. Each of the inner and theouter platforms aperture core 30. Each of the inner and theouter platforms airfoil 16 by a joint 62, 64 which may be ceramic matrix, bi-casting, braze, pins, fasteners or otherwise connected by coupling means. - In some embodiments, one or both of the
inner platform 12 and theouter platform 14 may be made from a metallic material, such as, for example, a nickel-based or cobalt-based super alloy (e.g. Inconel, Waspaloy, etc.). In some such embodiments, theairfoil 16 may be received in an aperture formed in the metallic inner and/or the metallic outer platforms. This arrangement may be designed allow theairfoil 16 to expand and contract at a rate different from that of the metallic inner and/or the metallic outer platforms. - The exemplary
turbine vane assembly 10 is shown as a singlet, having one airfoil that extends between theinner platform 12 and theouter platform 14 as shown inFig. 1 . In some embodiments, a turbine vane assembly in accordance with the present disclosure may be a doublet or multi-airfoil segment, having two or more airfoils that extend between the inner platform and the outer platform. In some embodiments, a turbine vane assembly in accordance with the present disclosure may be a full ring, having an inner and/or outer platform that forms a full hoop with multiple airfoils arranged radially between the inner and outer platforms and spaced circumferentially around the full hoop(s). In some embodiments, thevane assembly 10 disclosed herein may be used in the compressor section of a gas turbine engine upon a design need for high temperature capability in the compressor. - In illustrative applications, the
airfoil 16 disclosed herein may be also be incorporated into a blade for a gas turbine engine. In such applications, theouter platform 14 may be replaced by a blade tip and/or a blade shroud coupled to theairfoil 16. Further, a root and/or other attachment feature may be coupled to theairfoil 16 and/or theinner platform 12 to allow coupling of theairfoil 16 to a turbine disk for rotation therewith. It is also contemplated, in turbine blade applications, that theairfoil 16 may be integrally formed with a disk or ring to form part of a blisk (bladed disk) or bling (bladed ring). - One specific method of making the
vane assembly 10 may include forming thecore 30 and wrapping theoverwrap 34 around thecore 30 as suggested inFigs. 1-4 . The method may further include co-processing thecore 30 and theoverwrap 34 to bond the core and the overwrap withceramic matrix material 45. - Forming the core 30 may be performed by guiding the
ribbon 32 back and forth into position between generally opposing sides of a tube defined by theinner wrap 31 to form theribs 25 spaced radially apart from one another as suggested inFig. 4 . The step of guiding may include lacing theribbon 32 throughslits 72 formed ininner wrap 42 so that a first portion of the ribbon is arranged inside an interior of the tube defined by the inner wrap and a second portion of the ribbon is arranged outside the interior of the tube defined by the inner wrap. The step of guiding may also include temporarily or permanently stitching, cementing, gluing or otherwise coupling the ribbon to the tube defined by theinner wrap 31 at locations where the two are in contact. - Wrapping the
overwrap 34 around thecore 30 may include placing one end ofplies 44 along the trailingedge 52 of theairfoil 16 and guiding theplies 44 around the leadingedge 51 of theairfoil 16 back to the trailingedge 52 of theairfoil 16 as suggested inFigs. 2 and 3 . Theoverwrap 34 thus defines thepressure side 21 and thesuction side 22 of theairfoil 16. Thepressure side 21 and thesuction side 22 of theairfoil 16 are interconnected by the plurality ofribs 25. - The method may also include placing reinforcement fibers 61 (chopped or otherwise) into a space created between the trailing
edge 52 of theairfoil 16 defined by theoverwrap 34 and thecore 30. Thesereinforcement fibers 61 may becomefiller 48 upon co-processing with thecore 30 and theoverwrap 34. - In some examples a preform of the
airfoil 16 may formed by chemical vapor infiltration. In other examples, the preform of theairfoil 16 may be formed by a combination of chemical vapor infiltration, melt infiltration, polymer-infiltration-pyrolysis. In other examples, the preform of theairfoil 16 may be formed by a combination of chemical vapor infiltration and polymer-infiltration-pyrolysis. - Ceramic-matrix composite materials (CMCs) provide high temperature capability, low density, and low creep at high temperatures when compared to contemporary alloys. These features make manufacturing turbine components out of CMCs an attractive concept, however, this must be done with care to accommodate the lower strength of CMCs versus metallic solutions.
- When constructing a CMC airfoil shape for use as a vane, for example, the out of plane stress applied to the material at the leading edge and trailing edge can become prohibitively high due to ballooning loads. One solution to this problem is to manufacture a rib in close proximity to the trailing edge to reduce the loading taken by the fibers wrapping the tight trailing edge radius. However, the rib is then subjected to a thermal stress due to the differential heating of the pressure side and suction side. This leads to desiring a rib that is not continuous in the radial direction to allow for finite sections of the airfoil to expand and contract as needed. The manufacture of an airfoil as here so far described out of fabric layup is a non-trivial problem to which the concepts herein provide a solution.
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- A ceramic-matrix composite airfoil (16) for use in a gas turbine engine,
suitable to form a vane assembly (10) for a gas turbine engine, the assembly comprising
an inner platform (12) and an outer platform (14) spaced apart from the inner platform (12) to define a gas path (18) therebetween, whereby the ceramic-matrix composite airfoil (16) extends from the inner platform (12) to the outer platform (14) across the gas path (18),
the airfoil (16) characterized in that a core (30) having an inner wrap (31) and a ribbon (32) that extends back and forth within an interior space (24) formed by the inner wrap (31) to form a plurality of radially spaced ribs (25) that interconnect a pressure side (21) with a suction side (22) of the airfoil (16), and
an overwrap (34) that wraps around the core (30) to form the pressure side (21) and the suction side (22) of the airfoil (16),
wherein the ribbon (32) comprises a first portion as well as a second portion, and the second portion (82) of the ribbon (32) extends across the interior (24) of the inner wrap (31) at a variable distance from the inner platform (12),
wherein the ribbon includes at least one ply (42) of ceramic containing reinforcement. - The ceramic-matrix composite airfoil of claim 1, wherein the inner wrap (31) includes a tube (41) of ceramic-containing reinforcement (61), the ribbon (32) includes ceramic-containing reinforcement (61), and the tube (41) of ceramic-containing reinforcement (61) included in the inner wrap (31) is bonded to the ceramic-containing reinforcement (61) of the ribbon (32) by a ceramic matrix (45).
- The ceramic-matrix composite airfoil of one of the preceding claims, wherein an axial width (32) of the ribbon (32) is greater than a radial height (32) of the ribbon (32).
- The ceramic-matrix composite airfoil of one of the preceding claims, wherein the first portion (81) of the ribbon (32) extends across the interior (24) of the inner wrap (31) at a generally constant distance from the inner platform (12), and/or
wherein a third portion (83) of the ribbon (32) extends radially along an outer surface (310) of the inner wrap (31) and interconnects the first portion and the second portion of the ribbon (32). - The ceramic-matrix composite airfoil of one of the preceding claims, wherein the inner wrap (31) is formed to include a plurality of slits (72) and the ribbon (32) extends through the slits (72).
- The ceramic-matrix composite airfoil of claim 2, wherein the tube (41) of ceramic-containing reinforcement (61) does not have a seam that extends radially between the inner platform (12) and the outer platform (14).
- The ceramic-matrix composite airfoil of one of the preceding claims, wherein the overwrap (34) includes one or more plies (42) of ceramic-containing reinforcement (61) that are bonded to the inner wrap (31) by a ceramic matrix (45).
- A vane assembly (10) for a gas turbine engine, the assembly comprising
an inner platform (12) and an outer platform (14) spaced apart from the inner platform (12) to define a gas path (18) therebetween, and
a ceramic-matrix composite airfoil (16) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the ceramic-matrix composite airfoil (16) extends from the inner platform (12) to the outer platform (14) across the gas path (18), the ceramic-matrix composite airfoil (16) formed to include a pressure side (21), a suction side (22), and a plurality of axially-aligned ribs (25) spaced radially apart from one another between the inner platform (12) and the outer platform (14) that interconnect the pressure side (21) with the suction side (22) - A method of making a ceramic-matrix composite airfoil (16) for use in a gas turbine engine, the method characterized in that it comprises guiding a ribbon (32) back and forth between generally opposing sides of a tube (41) defined by an inner wrap (31) to form a core (30) having a plurality of ribs (25) spaced radially apart from one another, wherein the ribbon (32) comprises a first portion as well as a second portion, and the second portion (82) of the ribbon (32) extends across the interior (24) of the inner wrap (31) at a variable distance from an inner platform (12),
wrapping an overwrap (34) around the core (30) to define a pressure side (21) and a suction side (22) of the airfoil (16) that are interconnected by the plurality of ribs (25), and
co-processing the core (30) and the overwrap (34) to bond the core (30) and the overwrap (34) with ceramic matrix (45) material. - The method of claim 9, wherein guiding the ribbon (32) back and forth includes lacing the ribbon (32) through
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